Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Learning Difficulties in Maths 2. Factors that Affect Learning 3. What the Curriculum Asks Pupils to Do and When Difficulties May Occur 4. Thinking Style in Maths 5. Developmental Perspectives 6. The Language of Maths 7. Anxiety and Attributions 8. The Inconsistencies of Maths 9. Assessment and Diagnosis 10. The Nasties: Long Division and Fractions

Reviews

'It moves away from the search for the perfect maths scheme and much more towards individual responses, looking at the reasons why children might arrive at a different answer and the steps that can be taken to prevent difficulties arising. You wouldn't have to be a learning support specialist to pick-up on its user-friendly strategies' - Times Educational Supplement